The most common complication of chronic pancreatitis is pain, which in many cases seems related to pancreatic ductal obstruction with ductal hypertension. Longitudinal pancreaticojejunostomy is indicated in patients with a dilated (larger than 7 mm) duct and pain that requires narcotic analgesics for ...
She also had a diagnosis of gastroesophageal reflux disease and chronic pancreatitis, with a history of breast cancer in her mother at 45 years of age. However, she required a GFD in childhood, which was stopped during adolescence. The patient was not completely compliant with follow-up but ...
In a five year review of 648 patients with chronic pancreatitis, 446 (68.8%) were documented with regional complications consisting of biliary, duodenal or colonic obstruction, pseudocysts, haemorrhage, pancreatic ascites and gastric varices. Although the majority could be treated conservatively, surgical...
Pancreatic intraepithelial neoplasia (PanIN) is one of the precursor lesions in pancreatic adenocarcinomas [40]. It is most common in this histopathological type of pancreatic tumors, but it is also found in neuroendocrine tumors and chronic pancreatitis [8,40]. In neuroendocrine tumors, PanIN 1 pr...
One-hundred-six cases of acute pancreatitis have been prospectively studied in order to determine the characteristics of the complications that occur in severe acute pancreatitis (SAP). 19.81% of the patients developed SAP and 7.5% died. Chronic hepatitic disease was the only previous condition foun...
Impact of prior interventional treatment on the complications after Frey procedure for chronic pancreatitisChronic pancreatitisPancreatic surgeryFrey procedureChronic pancreatitis is an inflammatory disease responsible for pain partially explained by pancreatic duct dilatation. Early surgery has become the treatment...
complicationsendoscopic treatmentIntroduction: Pancreatic fluid collection (PFC) may be a complication of acute bout of pancreatitis. Their common feature is the presence of encystic pancreatic juice with or without necrotic debris. Acute and chronic pseudocyst and organized pancreatic necrosis (OPN) are...
Dear Editor,Acute pancreatitis is a common acute abdominal disease characterized by increased serum levels of pancreatic enzymes [1], and is a potentially life-threatening disease with increasing incidence [2]. Approximately 15-20 % of patients die from the disease [3], while 20 % experience res...
According to Mayo Clinic, pancreatitis "is inflammation in the pancreas" and can occur as acute and chronic pancreatitis, the later of which can last over many years. The clinic further details, "Mild cases of pancreatitis may go away without treatment, but severe cases can cause life-threateni...
Pancreato-duodenectomy (PD) is the procedure of choice for management of resectable periampullary and pancreatic cancers and some patients with chronic pancreatitis. PD is one of the most major GI/ HPB surgical procedures performed involving resection of multiple organs and reconstruction with multiple...